MAYNARD, Mass. – Monster.com, the worldwide leader in successfully connecting people to job opportunities, and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW), and Millennial Branding, a Gen Y research and consulting firm, today announced new survey data on the state of worker attitudes across multi generations of professionals.

The new report found 41% of Gen X employees (loosely defined between ages of 30-49 years) and 45% of Boomers (loosely defined between ages of 50-69 years) consider themselves to be more entrepreneurial compared to only 32% of Gen Y (loosely defined between ages of 18-29 years) workers. And while younger workers tend to be drawn to start-ups and smaller companies in order to have more creative freedom and decision making ability, the Monster Millennial Branding research demonstrated the concept of intrapreneurship alive across all generations of workers within many companies today. Intrapreneur is defined as a person within a large corporation who takes direct responsibility for turning an idea into a profitable finished product through assertive risk-taking and innovation.

Nearly one third of all respondents feel they have the freedom, flexibility and resources to be an intrapreneur, and slightly more Gen Y respondents feel that they have their management’s support in becoming an intrapreneur. But while 42% of respondents feel they have opportunities to work on projects outside of their direct responsibility, only 23% feel encouraged to work on these projects.

“The internet has created unique entrepreneurial opportunities, not just for Millennials but for all generations of workers,” said Dan Schawbel, Founder of Millennial Branding and Author of ‘Promote Yourself.’ “We don’t see the same barriers to entry to starting a new business as we saw 10 years ago. Everyone has the technology to connect and now all you need is an innovative idea and a website to create a startup.”

“This survey revealed that the entrepreneurial spirit resides in all of us and across all generations of workers” said Jeffrey Quinn, Vice President, Global Monster Insights. “Whether it’s a direct result of the current economy, or a person’s independent drive, we are seeing more and more people across generations starting their own businesses as alternatives to traditional jobs or careers. Employer retention strategies could benefit from creating environments that encourage entrepreneurial culture and opportunities for workers.”

While a primary characteristic of entrepreneurs is an appetite for risk, the Monster Millennial Branding research showed Gen Y respondents are actually less risk adverse. Only 28% of Gen Y respondents identified with being high risk, compared to 40% of Gen X and 43% of Boomers who felt the same way. This could be due in part to Gen Y employees viewing their jobs as temporary, with 55% of Gen Y respondents indicating their current employer is a “step” in their career path. When Gen Y respondents were asked about their intentions to stay with their present company for a long time, only 26% agreed or strongly agreed.

Monster sent an invitation to 200,000 randomly selected Monster users to participate in a Monster Workplace Survey between October 29 and November 29th 2012. A total sample of 2,828 of those invited participated by completing an online survey form. Given the sample size this survey has a general margin of error of +/-1.85% at the 95% confidence level.

To access the full research findings and infographic, and for additional resources on how to manage the multi-generational workforce, please visit Monster.com.

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Miriam Salpeter is owner of Keppie Careers. She teaches job seekers and entrepreneurs how to leverage social media, writes resumes and helps clients succeed with their goals. Miriam is author of "Social Networking for Career Success," she writes for U.S. News & World Report's "On Careers" column, CNN named her a "top 10 job tweeter you should be following," and Monster.com included her in "The Monster 11 for 2011: Career Experts Who Can Help Your Search." She blogs at KeppieCareers.com and GetASocialResume.com.